Christopher A. Viehbacher

CEO, Sanofi

Born: March 26, 1960

Holds German and Canadian nationalities.

He is a graduate of the Queens University (Ontario - Canada) and a certified public accountant.

After beginning his career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, between 1988-2008 he acquired broad international experience in Europe, in the United States and in Canada with the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) company. In his last position, Christopher was President, Pharmaceutical Operations North America, a member of the board and Co-Chairman of the Portfolio Management Board.

As from December 1, 2008, Christopher is a Sanofi board member, CEO and a member of the Strategy Committee. He is also Chairman of Genzyme since April 2011.

Christopher was Chairman of PhRMA in the United States (December 2010 – April 2012) and since February 2011, he is Chair of the CEO Roundtable on Cancer.

He is married with three children. He speaks French, English and German: he lived in France for nine years when he was General Manager of GSK France. He was made a knight of the French Legion of Honor in 2003.